Colour
#3E009A
- #3E009A
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3E009A is a violet with RGB values 62, 0, 154 and HSL 264°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3E009A#3E009A
HEX#3E009A
RGBrgb(62, 0, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0, 0.6039
RGB percentages24.3%, 0%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(264.2, 100%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 100%, 60.4%)
CMYK59.7%, 100%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,063,386
CSS custom property--colour: #3E009A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#C1FF65
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C9A00
Analogous#000F9A, #8B009A
Triadic#9A3E00, #009A3E
Split complementary#9A8B00, #0F9A00
Tetradic#9A000F, #5C9A00, #009A8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G0
B154
Red62 (24.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue264.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 00 · B 9A
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